Plant Manager

FM Conway Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

FM Conway is currently looking to employ a Plant Manager for our Heathrow Asphalt Plant.

Reporting to the Business Manager you will oversee the operations and continuous improvement of the asphalt plant.

You will utilise excellent people management, commercial and operational skills to ensure profitability, efficiency and health and safety are prioritised and delivered at all times.

The duties of the role will include:

• Managing and motivating the operational team to achieve excellence and continual improvement both in terms of quality and efficiency
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, as well as quality standards
• Creating, managing, and maintaining the site improvement plan
• Collating KPI’s and demonstrating continuous improvement in all aspects of the balanced scorecard
• Managing stock levels of fuel, constituent and raw materials
• Ensuring mixing plans are carried out in an effective and cost-effective manner
• Ensuring all staff are suitably trained and developed to perform their duties safely and effectively
• Ensuring any critical issues are highlighted, to include timely and accurate incident reporting

What We Are Looking For In Our Plant Manager:
We are looking for a strong leader, who has experience in asphalt or the manufacturing industry. You will have excellent health and safety awareness, be commercially aware and improvement focused. Familiarity with Microsoft Office packages is essential for this role, as is a full UK driving licence. In addition, it would be useful if you held a NEBOSH or IOSH qualification, although this is not essential.

What benefits will you receive?
As our Plant Manager we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, car allowance, life assurance, private healthcare, company bonus, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Aggregate and Asphalt Division:
FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family. Our Aggregate and Asphalt division manufactures a range of high-quality products that can be adapted to suit the specific needs of our customers. We recycle highways arisings at our unique static crushing, washing and grading plants. The Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP) is used in our local asphalt plants to supply construction sites across London and Southern England. You will be joining a thriving team who are committed to our vision and continued investment in our self-delivery model.

So, if you would like to Join our Family as our Plant Manager then please click ‘apply’ today.

Closing Date: 18/03/2025

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.

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At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.

We look forward to receiving your application!